today, i was walking through a valley, when i found a cheapo knife. looked a bit like a kitchen knife, really. but i think it must've been some sort of survival, because it had holes dotted up near the edge of the blade.
i then looked round to see a very flat piece of sandstone. at least i think it was sandstone, anyway. the surface was nearly completely smooth. so i took both items down to the river, dunked the stone in for a few minutes, then layed it down on the ground infront of me. i began sharpening the knife. it's only the second time i've ever tried to sharpen. i tried sharpening on my uncles whetstone, but i think it is intended for chissels and suchlike. all knowledge i'd gained came from the sticky threads in this forum.
after 20 pushes on either side of the blade, the stone looked quite smooth. i continued and occasionnally washed both the stone and the blade in the water. the stone was then comletely flat and smooth andthe knife ended up quite sharp.
at the end of it, i was fairly happy, to say that the knife was nothing more than a blunt piece of metal when i'd found it. i may even use the stone to sharpen my mora bushcraft knife. it was only cheap.
what do you guys think, is sandstone suitable for this kind of thing?
it was just nice to be able to get something out of nothing like that. ah well....
i then looked round to see a very flat piece of sandstone. at least i think it was sandstone, anyway. the surface was nearly completely smooth. so i took both items down to the river, dunked the stone in for a few minutes, then layed it down on the ground infront of me. i began sharpening the knife. it's only the second time i've ever tried to sharpen. i tried sharpening on my uncles whetstone, but i think it is intended for chissels and suchlike. all knowledge i'd gained came from the sticky threads in this forum.
after 20 pushes on either side of the blade, the stone looked quite smooth. i continued and occasionnally washed both the stone and the blade in the water. the stone was then comletely flat and smooth andthe knife ended up quite sharp.
at the end of it, i was fairly happy, to say that the knife was nothing more than a blunt piece of metal when i'd found it. i may even use the stone to sharpen my mora bushcraft knife. it was only cheap.
what do you guys think, is sandstone suitable for this kind of thing?
it was just nice to be able to get something out of nothing like that. ah well....